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Art Deco · 10-26-2024, 10:17 AM

The retirements:

Notables: Aaron Nola, Dylan Cease, Anthony Rendon, Matt Olson, Kris Bryant, Sandy Alcantara, Corbin Burnes, Daulton Varsho, Eloy Jimenez, Brandon Woodruff, Cedric Mullins, Francisco Lindor.

Former Rays: Brendan McKay, Manuel Margot, Jeffrey Springs, Jalen Beeks, Shane McClanahan.

Trades, trades, we made trades:

Seattle was making Satiro available and we said "why not?" when all they wanted was a mid-level catching prospect in Bader. Satiro is a 24-year-old 1B who made his MLB debut last year and is rated 60 contact and 65 power with 65/70 potential. He's a RH hitter as well and could be a potential Rosa replacement should we trade our DH.

Over the objections of my AGM we traded from our glut of MIs and acquired a potential starting LF in Edwards as we dialed up our friends in Seattle again (just like real life!). Edwards has been up for parts of the last 3 seasons with the Mariners and last year was his best, hitting 279/351/447 in 215 AB with 6 HR and 31 RBI. I like his ratings profile:

and he's a switch-hitter so he doesn't need to be platooned. Guerrero and Auer will have a run for their money.

Former closer Peguero is coming off arm surgery and wasn't going to be tendered, so I shopped him around and found a taker in the Cubs who gave us a decent 2B prospect (even though we have some guys there). He was on the Cubs' 40-man so he has to go on ours but he hasn't played above A+ ball; he has 55 contact and 65 power potential so hopefully he comes on in the next year or two to justify that 40-man spot.

Awards season:

Gold Glove: No winners on the Rays but none expected.

Reliever of the Year: Tight race in the AL with Detroit's Andre Scrubb (16/122) edging out Seattle's Andres Munoz (14/118). Scrubb had a 1.61 ERA with 43 saves and 95 whiffs in 67 IP. In the NL the winner was Miami's Bayant Melo, who saved 39 with a 1.59 ERA and 86 Ks in 68 IP.

Silver Slugger: Three Rays took home the honors - Mike Brown (1B), Fernando Tatis Jr (3B) and Ben Schmidt (RF).

Rookie of the Year: In the AL it was Sube-nanimous:

The vote was also unanimous in the NL as Miami RF Christopher Diaz took the honors off a .294-24-72, 3.9-WAR season.

Cy Young: No surprise in the AL as Cleveland's Prince Lovette was unanimous, having won the pitching triple crown 16 wins, 264 Ks and a 2.60 ERA. No Rays hurlers got votes. In the NL Oliver Roque of the Cubs also got all 30 first-place votes thanks to a 13-4, 1.80 season with 254 Ks in 174 IP and his 8.8 led all pitchers in MLB.

MVP: Can you hear the cheers, Fernando?

It was the first MVP of Tatis' stellar career and he missed out on unanimity as one vote went to Cleveland's Lovette (who admittedly had more WAR). As you can see, Schmidt and Nakashima made it a Rays sweep of the top 3.

Unanimity seemed to be the theme of this year's awards and it was the unsurprising case in the NL as Colorado's Jack Ruckert had a 9.4-WAR season and hit an absurd (and Coors-aided) 378/449/705, leading MLB in all three triple-slash categories and driving in 155 runs in 143 games with 44 homers as well. For those wondering, Ruckert was a still-impressive 350/424/662 on the road so he was far from a creation of his home field. He also put up 9.4 WAR despite having an -11.7 ZR at 2B so offensively he was over 10.

November 20: Time for another trade, and time to dump Teel's salary:

Chapman is an intriguing pitcher who could contend for a starting role. He's a soft-tossing groundballer and we have an iffy defense, so that's my major qualm but he does boast 65 movement and control. He only has 60 innings of MLB experience but we'll give him a shot. Affeldt (not the guy who pitched from 2002-2015) is a similarly-profiled reliever who's off to the minors and doesn't need to go on the 40-man.

November 26: We lost our arbitration cases with Cody Schrier and Jeffry Rosa and as a result we're on the hook for $1.3M more than expected. Still may try and trade Rosa. Also Jackson Chourio declined our $24.4M qualifying offer as expected so we'll net a supplemental 1st rounder when he signs.

November 29: Time for a big trade:

Originally I was going to move Jeffry Rosa to free up salary, but instead we took on a little more since we were up to $38M available after trading Kyle Teel. And we have Teel's replacement in Basallo, one of the premier power-hitting backstops in MLB coming off consecutive seasons of 29 homers. He isn't the defender Teel is, but his power will make up for most of what Rosa did and Rosa's replacement + Basallo should provide much more power that Teel + Rosa. The frontrunner at DH is now the guy we acquired in the first trade, Satiro. Still on the prowl for a starting pitcher though.

December 4: And here's the trade for a starter:

Duran is a rental for 2032 but is coming off a solid 9-8, 3.71 season and two years ago led the NL in ERA at 2.83. He's rated 60/55/50 and should be a solid replacement for Ryan Pepiot. The two CF prospects we gave up project to be 4th OF-types.

December 6: First big free-agent signing of the winter as slugging 1B Nick Kurtz joins Atlanta on an 8/232 deal.

December 7: And there goes the first of our free agents as SP Ricky Tiedemann signs with the Mets for 4/90. New York also signed legendary 37-year-old slugger and crosstown rival Aaron Judge for 2/68.

December 9: Star catcher Diego Cartaya, a mainstay of some good Pittsburgh teams over the past several seasons, signed with Cleveland on a 5/119 deal.

December 11: Atlanta signed this year's Subuaru Nakashima - the winter's top MLB-ready international pro free agent, Cuban defector Alejandro Carrillo on a 8/273 deal. "The Skull" as he's known, Carrillo is a 60 contact, 70 power, 80 runner with 70 defense in CF, a ready-made superstar.

December 13: And there goes Ryan Pepiot, off to free-spending Atlanta for 4/91.

December 15: Not only have the Mets been signing some big free agents but they also won the draft lottery, moving up for #7 to #1.

December 22: Added P Jeremy Affeldt and OF Nelson Maldonado to the 40-man roster. Affeldt of course came in over in a trade last month and Maldonado is a pretty decent OF prospect even if he isn't quite the top one he once was.

December 23: The Rule 5 Draft came and went and we only lost veteran SP Jeremy Beasley, who pitched to a 5.50 ERA at Durham this season.

December 24: Future Hall of Famer Mike Trout is on the move again, back to sunny California after the 40-year-old spent a solid season in New York with the Mets, hitting 35 HR with 94 RBI and 3.5 WAR. The Mets dealt him to San Diego for 4 minor leaguers.

December 30: Brief former Ray Vlad Guerrero Jr. is Texas-bound, thanks to a 5/128 deal.

10-26-2024, 10:17 AM	#210
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,731	2031-32 Offseason, Part 1 The retirements: Notables: Aaron Nola, Dylan Cease, Anthony Rendon, Matt Olson, Kris Bryant, Sandy Alcantara, Corbin Burnes, Daulton Varsho, Eloy Jimenez, Brandon Woodruff, Cedric Mullins, Francisco Lindor. Former Rays: Brendan McKay, Manuel Margot, Jeffrey Springs, Jalen Beeks, Shane McClanahan. Trades, trades, we made trades: Seattle was making Satiro available and we said "why not?" when all they wanted was a mid-level catching prospect in Bader. Satiro is a 24-year-old 1B who made his MLB debut last year and is rated 60 contact and 65 power with 65/70 potential. He's a RH hitter as well and could be a potential Rosa replacement should we trade our DH. Over the objections of my AGM we traded from our glut of MIs and acquired a potential starting LF in Edwards as we dialed up our friends in Seattle again (just like real life!). Edwards has been up for parts of the last 3 seasons with the Mariners and last year was his best, hitting 279/351/447 in 215 AB with 6 HR and 31 RBI. I like his ratings profile: and he's a switch-hitter so he doesn't need to be platooned. Guerrero and Auer will have a run for their money. Former closer Peguero is coming off arm surgery and wasn't going to be tendered, so I shopped him around and found a taker in the Cubs who gave us a decent 2B prospect (even though we have some guys there). He was on the Cubs' 40-man so he has to go on ours but he hasn't played above A+ ball; he has 55 contact and 65 power potential so hopefully he comes on in the next year or two to justify that 40-man spot. Awards season: Gold Glove: No winners on the Rays but none expected. Reliever of the Year: Tight race in the AL with Detroit's Andre Scrubb (16/122) edging out Seattle's Andres Munoz (14/118). Scrubb had a 1.61 ERA with 43 saves and 95 whiffs in 67 IP. In the NL the winner was Miami's Bayant Melo, who saved 39 with a 1.59 ERA and 86 Ks in 68 IP. Silver Slugger: Three Rays took home the honors - Mike Brown (1B), Fernando Tatis Jr (3B) and Ben Schmidt (RF). Rookie of the Year: In the AL it was Sube-nanimous: The vote was also unanimous in the NL as Miami RF Christopher Diaz took the honors off a .294-24-72, 3.9-WAR season. Cy Young: No surprise in the AL as Cleveland's Prince Lovette was unanimous, having won the pitching triple crown 16 wins, 264 Ks and a 2.60 ERA. No Rays hurlers got votes. In the NL Oliver Roque of the Cubs also got all 30 first-place votes thanks to a 13-4, 1.80 season with 254 Ks in 174 IP and his 8.8 led all pitchers in MLB. MVP: Can you hear the cheers, Fernando? It was the first MVP of Tatis' stellar career and he missed out on unanimity as one vote went to Cleveland's Lovette (who admittedly had more WAR). As you can see, Schmidt and Nakashima made it a Rays sweep of the top 3. Unanimity seemed to be the theme of this year's awards and it was the unsurprising case in the NL as Colorado's Jack Ruckert had a 9.4-WAR season and hit an absurd (and Coors-aided) 378/449/705, leading MLB in all three triple-slash categories and driving in 155 runs in 143 games with 44 homers as well. For those wondering, Ruckert was a still-impressive 350/424/662 on the road so he was far from a creation of his home field. He also put up 9.4 WAR despite having an -11.7 ZR at 2B so offensively he was over 10. November 20: Time for another trade, and time to dump Teel's salary: Chapman is an intriguing pitcher who could contend for a starting role. He's a soft-tossing groundballer and we have an iffy defense, so that's my major qualm but he does boast 65 movement and control. He only has 60 innings of MLB experience but we'll give him a shot. Affeldt (not the guy who pitched from 2002-2015) is a similarly-profiled reliever who's off to the minors and doesn't need to go on the 40-man. November 26: We lost our arbitration cases with Cody Schrier and Jeffry Rosa and as a result we're on the hook for $1.3M more than expected. Still may try and trade Rosa. Also Jackson Chourio declined our $24.4M qualifying offer as expected so we'll net a supplemental 1st rounder when he signs. November 29: Time for a big trade: Originally I was going to move Jeffry Rosa to free up salary, but instead we took on a little more since we were up to $38M available after trading Kyle Teel. And we have Teel's replacement in Basallo, one of the premier power-hitting backstops in MLB coming off consecutive seasons of 29 homers. He isn't the defender Teel is, but his power will make up for most of what Rosa did and Rosa's replacement + Basallo should provide much more power that Teel + Rosa. The frontrunner at DH is now the guy we acquired in the first trade, Satiro. Still on the prowl for a starting pitcher though. December 4: And here's the trade for a starter: Duran is a rental for 2032 but is coming off a solid 9-8, 3.71 season and two years ago led the NL in ERA at 2.83. He's rated 60/55/50 and should be a solid replacement for Ryan Pepiot. The two CF prospects we gave up project to be 4th OF-types. December 6: First big free-agent signing of the winter as slugging 1B Nick Kurtz joins Atlanta on an 8/232 deal. December 7: And there goes the first of our free agents as SP Ricky Tiedemann signs with the Mets for 4/90. New York also signed legendary 37-year-old slugger and crosstown rival Aaron Judge for 2/68. December 9: Star catcher Diego Cartaya, a mainstay of some good Pittsburgh teams over the past several seasons, signed with Cleveland on a 5/119 deal. December 11: Atlanta signed this year's Subuaru Nakashima - the winter's top MLB-ready international pro free agent, Cuban defector Alejandro Carrillo on a 8/273 deal. "The Skull" as he's known, Carrillo is a 60 contact, 70 power, 80 runner with 70 defense in CF, a ready-made superstar. December 13: And there goes Ryan Pepiot, off to free-spending Atlanta for 4/91. December 15: Not only have the Mets been signing some big free agents but they also won the draft lottery, moving up for #7 to #1. December 22: Added P Jeremy Affeldt and OF Nelson Maldonado to the 40-man roster. Affeldt of course came in over in a trade last month and Maldonado is a pretty decent OF prospect even if he isn't quite the top one he once was. December 23: The Rule 5 Draft came and went and we only lost veteran SP Jeremy Beasley, who pitched to a 5.50 ERA at Durham this season. December 24: Future Hall of Famer Mike Trout is on the move again, back to sunny California after the 40-year-old spent a solid season in New York with the Mets, hitting 35 HR with 94 RBI and 3.5 WAR. The Mets dealt him to San Diego for 4 minor leaguers. December 30: Brief former Ray Vlad Guerrero Jr. is Texas-bound, thanks to a 5/128 deal.